Headed out to the Creek tomorrow for the first time in over a year. Anyone planning on being on the water tomorrow. I would love to pick some of your guys brains while on the water. PR
I got out to the creek this afternoon for the first time in many, many months. I'm 14 weeks post hip replacement surgery and finally felt it was OK to walk on uneven and underwater surfaces. For the last several months I've been "fishing" vicariously by reading all the posts. I picked up some...
Hello board, I live in Benicia and have fished Putah for eight years. Ive followed the board for quite a while and found it to be informational and entertaining. I know Greg and Matt and have probably met some of you on the creek.? I'll be there on the?17th and look forward to meeting you regulars.???? Ja...
I was just wondering who felt the quake.... I live about 2 miles from the epicenter, so I felt it big time. I thought my house was coming down. This is the first big quake that I've felt...?I don't remember 89's quake since I was only 3 when it happened.
Hello everyone. I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Rick, I've been fly fishing for many years, but have never been to Putah Creek. I usually head to one of the Stanislaus or Tuolumne Forks, however, I'm interested in trying something new. I've been reading here and there on this forum for a wh...
Hello everyone--shameful of me to have read and learned so much from you all without ever thanking or taking part.? I have yet to fish Putah, yet one day... Time often limits my trips closer to home and the Sierra Nevada.? I appreciate the way this board openly shares information (without giving away h...
Finally got one. my first trout on a fly. I snuck out the house spent almost 4 hours trying to get some trout in one little old hole near the bridge. Actually I was casting around almost 360 degrees but that one hole kept my attention. I saw a bunch of medium sized rainbows in feeding mode and I could not get t...
well no dunks in the water today. no lost fly boxes. it was just me and my old boss out there today. taught him the ropes and told him have fun. fish jumpin and surfacing everywhere. couldnt really pin-point what they was eating. had my boss on a wooly bugger for a lil while. i have a parachute adams size 16 o...
Yes, the spelling error was intentional, as I was referring to folks fishing with bait, not actual insects.? Concord Bob and I met up Friday morning, as we do every couple of weeks, and decided to fish the bridge area for a change.? With the low flows, I switched to using a caddis dry as an indicator with a...
does anyone have some info on how this is fishing right now. starting at nimbus damn and workin down stream. i have heard that it is the best fishing in yrs, for half pounders and steelies from 2-5 lbs, is this true. ill probably be going on friday if anyone wants to join. it is my back yard so not to far from m...
Fished for about an hour in the afternoon, swinging scuplin patterns. Missed one nice one and landed one about 18' or so. Thinking about heading out early tomorrow before class. If anyone wants to meet me out there, pm me.
I am looking for some recommendations on boxes (or other methods)?to store/organize my fly tying equipment and materials? I unfortunately don't have enough space in my home to have a dedicated tying bench, so most of my tying gear is stored in ziplock bags.? I was thinking a light weight tool box with...
i live pretty close to the Russian river and plan to do some steelhead nymphing this winter i know nothing about steelhead fishing and i am teaching myself to tye can anyone recomend any efective nymph paterns so can start putting a box together or maybee book recomendations any info would be helpfull...
I snuck out after lab today for some evening fishing.? I got on the water a little after 5:00.? There weren't too many people out there which was nice, so?I was able to fish a couple of holes that I haven't fished in a while.? I can't believe how low the water is.? I could barely get a drift in water that I coul...
yes i also lost a fly box yesterday as well as breaking 1/2" off my bottom half of my rod.?if someone does find that black case, please let me know, there are about 4 flies that were just thrown in there and they still have some tippet material still attached to them, all similar flies are placed toge...
Was there in the afternoon for a skunk near the bridge. It possibly could be just on me, the beginner cause i saw lots of fish and other fishermen catching. I tried both nymphs and dries and only had the fish following the dry fly - a moth-looking small fly. anyways it was good to be out, its nice weather, ni...
I got back from a tough weekend up in Truckee late yesterday evening, man did I get my butt kicked!!? I fished for 12 hours straight on sunday only managing four fish up to 8inches!!!? I could blame the conditions if they weren't absolutlely pleasant, or my fly selection if I hadn't gone out and spent six...
I ran out to the creek last night just before dark.? I got out of lab late, but after a?long day of school, I needed a break.? I?started fishing about 6:15PM, so I got about?30 minutes?of fishing in.? The water is crazy low (46cfs)!? I still found a?couple of?willing fish, though.? The biggest fish?lan...
drifted the feather down to palms today with my friend ryan...got in the water around 7:30...on ryans first drift he wacked an adult steelhead..while he was busy bossing his trophy around I punched out my first cast and wack! 8" steelhead...Safe to say his was way bigger...we had a few spectato...
Got out for a couple hours today.? Arrived up from #3 about 2pm. Water is still dropping.? It's surreal to see the "subsurface" features of this creek become visible. First time for me. What were long slow draws back in August, are turning into "martian pocket water" bordered b...
I'm new to the board and have a question regarding the "emerger swing" that so many of you have mentioned in past posts to be so effective while fishing putah creek. And since I plan to fish the creek this weekend I was hoping that you could help clarify some questions for me. I've searched aro...
Hit the Silver Fork yesterday for some quality small stream action.? I had a blast!? I caught a ton of fish and despite the small size (8" average) they were exceptionally beautiful? The rainbows there have an irridescent purple sheen on the sides instead of the usual silver/pink coloration.?...
Ok ... let me come clean! I had a religious experience about 9 years ago, on Prosser Creek in Tahoe. I was a hack fisherman.? My family was spending the week with the family of one of my wife's coworker's.? The husband, an avid outdoorsman, invited me to go fly fishing with him. I said heck ya!? He loaned me...
Just returned from my second annual october fishing trip on the deschutes river. This year we saw a lot of steelhead. I think together we hooked 15 in three days. Trout and mountian white fish always are plentiful, but the steelhead are great. We float the river between beavertail and macks canyon, wi...
Having never fished Putah in the winter, I was wondering if you still needed shot with these low flows to get your flies down to where the fish are.? I am heading out Thursday and wanted to ask.? Thanks.
Im new to this site. I used to fish the lower part of the river near the bridge for about 7 years when I was younger. I took a pretty long break from fly fishing. I was wondering what length of a rod would be good up in the creek? I have a 9' but I think that may be too long for that section.
Does anyone know the regulations about fishing as you approach the dam?? I was there a few weeks ago in my float tube and I often fish the area between the overanging power line and as close as where the chain-link fence can be seen on the opposite side where I'm sure it says NO TRESSPASSING.? A couple of gu...
